Won 13, Lost 0
National Champions
Big 12: Won 8, Lost 0, 1st North Division; Big 12 Champion
Coach Tom Osborne
 

 Date    Opponent      Site        Result     AP Rank  Att.
                                               NU/Opp
 08/30   Akron         Lincoln     W 59-14      6/     75,124
 09/13   Central Fla.  Lincoln     W 38-24      6/     75,327
 09/20   Washington    Seattle     W 27-14      7/2    74,023
 10/04  #Kansas State  Lincoln     W 56-26      3/17   75,856
 10/11  #Baylor        Waco        W 49-21      3/     38,175
 10/18  #Texas Tech-HC Lincoln     W 29-0       2/     75,764
 10/25  #Kansas        Lawrence    W 35-0       1/     42,000
 11/01  #Oklahoma      Lincoln     W 69-7       1/     75,926
 11/08  #Missouri      Columbia    W 45-38-ot   1/     66,846
 11/15  #Iowa State    Lincoln     W 77-14      3/     75,613
 11/28  #Colorado      Boulder     W 27-24      2/     52,738
 12/06   Texas A&M*    San Antonio W 54-15      2/14   64,824
 01/02   Tennessee**   Miami       W 42-17      2/3    72,385

 * Big 12 title game | ** Orange Bowl 
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 Final Rankings: 2nd AP, 1st CNN/USA Today Coaches (computer:
Sagarin, Scripps, Glantz-Culver, Seattle Times, NY Times)